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Mayniac : the biography of Conor Maynard

"From the early days of singing in front of his school pals to being hailed ... as 'the kid who will change pop music', Conor Maynard's journey to becoming a music and social networking phenomenon has been a staggering one ... after singing to his friends, a girl from his school heard him and told him he should be a singer. So impressed by his voice, she made him sing in front of her school friends ... Uploading his cover versions onto the Internet from his makeshift studio in his bedroom, it wasn't long before he was attracting a bigger audience ... [His] rise to fame also includes winning the prestigious MTV Brand New Award, scoring a number one album and several hit singles, as well as spawning a dedicated and loyal fan base - dubbed The Mayniacs"--Publisher's description.Read more...

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"From the early days of singing in front of his school pals to being hailed ... as 'the kid who will change pop music', Conor Maynard's journey to becoming a music and social networking phenomenon has been a staggering one ... after singing to his friends, a girl from his school heard him and told him he should be a singer. So impressed by his voice, she made him sing in front of her school friends ... Uploading his cover versions onto the Internet from his makeshift studio in his bedroom, it wasn't long before he was attracting a bigger audience ... [His] rise to fame also includes winning the prestigious MTV Brand New Award, scoring a number one album and several hit singles, as well as spawning a dedicated and loyal fan base - dubbed The Mayniacs"--Publisher's description.